. Hurlbut's Life of Christ for young and old . and Jesus feltthat his work was to be among the Jews. At least fourof the early followers of Jesus lived in Capernaum; twopair of brothers, Simon and Andrew, the sons of Jonas;and James and John, the sons of Zebedee. These fourmen were partners with Zebedee in the fishing owned a number of fishing boats and had menworking for them. The lake was full of fish, and manypeople all around it lived by fishing. The fish in theSea of Gahlee were good food, and were sent to all thenearby cities. It is said that one emperor at Rome, notlong after
. Hurlbut's Life of Christ for young and old . and Jesus feltthat his work was to be among the Jews. At least fourof the early followers of Jesus lived in Capernaum; twopair of brothers, Simon and Andrew, the sons of Jonas;and James and John, the sons of Zebedee. These fourmen were partners with Zebedee in the fishing owned a number of fishing boats and had menworking for them. The lake was full of fish, and manypeople all around it lived by fishing. The fish in theSea of Gahlee were good food, and were sent to all thenearby cities. It is said that one emperor at Rome, notlong after this time, had sent to him every week a barrelfuU of fish from the Sea of Galilee, for his table in thepalace. The people of Capernaum had heard of Jesus, for allthose who went up to the feasts in Jerusalem broughthome reports of this wonderful teacher and healer of the 149 jFour Jfi^ijcrmcn Callcb sick. Wherever Jesus went, crowds gathered aroundhim to hsten to his words, and especially eager to see ifbe would do any of his wonderful Longltudo But 36 30 from OrMnwicb One morning while Jesus was walking on the beach,he met some of his followers. Having now come to theirown home, these men had gone back to their old work,as fishermen, and their boats were lying upon the Jf our jFigfjermen Callet The men had been fishing in the night before, and theywere now washing their nets upon the beach. Jesusspoke to one of his followers, Simon Peter, to push hisboat a little way out into the water. He did so, andthen Jesus sat down in the boat, while a great crowdstood on the shore, but within reach of his voice. Thenfrom the boat as a pulpit he talked to the people on theshore. What he said at that time was not writtendown; but it was very much like his teachings as givenin the Sermon on the Mount, which may be read in thefifth, sixth, and seventh chapters of the gospel byMatthew. There is no doubt that in his talks in manyplaces to different crowds, Jesus often gave th
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